1940 Mercury Dime

Just curious, is this an MS coin, and are the bands fully split?

I only have one other Mercury, a damaged 1921-D otherwise in nice shape which I found over 30 years ago in an assorted silver bin.

 

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No and maybe

 

Looks MS-64 FB to me.

 

Really need to do this one in-hand to do it justice, but I gave it MS62 FB.
There looks to be some scuffing on the cheek and there is the big dent in the diagonal band on the reverse. But the bands look full…imo…Spark

 

It does look like an MS coin with full bands; I'm at MS-63 FB.

 

From photos it looks to be a low MS grade with split bands. Always better to have in. As for the 21D that you mentioned, That is one of the semi key dates, but I’m sure You know that.

 

Could be low MS quality in my opinion. Nice coin I like it

 

I am gonna say that it is a slider, AU/MS. The bands are definitely split.
It really is gonna depend on the luster.

 

I picked it up a long time ago at a show, and the coin is unfortunately damaged. But still, it was a surprising find for a very low price (about the price of a pizza).

 

Shame about the damage on that coin, but really it’s not all that bad considering the date.